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Mobile payments app QuikWallet gets $1.6 mn funding; looks to raise $5 mn in Series A
The company, which has has so far raised $2.1 million in total, is also looking to raise $5 million in Series A financing.
Car rental startup Zoomcar launches doorstep service, plans grand Mumbai foray
Customers will be dropped by Zoomcar’s executives at their choice of location -- be it office, home or any other place and pick it up once they return from the drive.
SeedSphere Ventures to back early stage investment for start-ups
The venture plans to bring together high net worth individuals (HNI), and companies eager to invest in these categories of businesses.
Zoomcar receives $11 mn funding to fuel expansion plans
From the beginning of the year, our revenue has grown by more than 3x and bookings have increased in a similar fashion, said Greg Moran, Co-Founder and CEO, Zoomcar.
Boom time again: Expats make a beeline for India as economy reviving, start-ups buzzing
Hiring is usually done in small numbers as these are for niche positions. Sometimes a team of experts is hired for mid-level positions.
Travel planner TripHobo partners with Zomato; 2nd tie-up in less than a month
The company is planning to go in for a larger round of funding in a year's time.
Cabinet approves India's first national policy for skills development and entrepreneurship
The statement said the cost norms include support for components like mobilisation of candidates
What selloff? Rahul Yadav rubbishes all 'rumours', says Housing to buy 2 cos
Last month, Yadav hogged limelight when he gave away all his holding worth about Rs 200 crore in the company to the employees
Quikr in talks to buy out Housing.com? Board meet today to seal CEO Rahul Yadav's fate
Looks like Yadav's brash attitude has taken a toll on his company
Hyderabad Angels plans to invest Rs 6 crore in five start-ups
PS Sreekanth, Investment Director, said, "We have invested Rs 15 crores across 11 start-ups in the last four years. "
Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav may (not) have quit again, yet Twitterati calls him 'Steve Jobless'
The board is likely to make an announcement in two weeks, says a report.
Microsoft joins hands with Mumbai institute to launch design accelerator
The accelerator, aims to start with 12 startups in its first batch, will not take any equity, and instead charge fee startups Rs 5,000 per seat.
E-comm valuations very high but youngsters should be given a chance, says Ratan Tata
Tata felt overseas investors in e-commerce companies will make sure that founders and the management maintain high standards of governance
Mydentist raises Rs 50 cr for expansion across India
Mydentist has 103 clinics spread across Greater Mumbai, Pune, Surat and Ahmedabad, a team of more than 500 dentists and a cumulative patient count of over 3 lakh patients.
Tiffin startup FoodAbhi raises seed round funding, eyes pan-India expansion
The tiffin sector has a 2.5 lakh daily demand and there are only seven to eight organized players and over 90 percent unorganized players.
Call for entries: Electropreneur Park incubation centre for electronics startups goes live
The EP initiative will support 50 startups in ESDM space and is expecting to create 5 global companies over a period of 5 years.
SAP ties up with IIM-Ahmedabad's CIIE to launch startup accelerator programme
The Startup Accelerator Programme aims to create a pipeline of investable startups from this region by scouting for entrepreneurs from Gujarat and providing them with mentorship opportunities.
Google aims to bring 20 million Indian SMBs online by 2017
The GMB app will help small and medium businesses (SMBs) create and manage their business information online across Google in English and Hindi for free, without having to invest in a website or a domain.
It is all about mobiles: Ziffi.com sees 3-fold jump in bookings after app launch
Ziffi.com, earlier known as Docsuggest.com, changed its name to enable bookings not just for health but cover the entire beauty and wellness spectrum.
IncNut Digital to launch websites on food, interior design, wedding
The company, which got initial funding from Ventureeast, has a business model focused on content, communities and commerce. Sinha said that content is growing 20 percent faster. It gets over 60 percent of its traffic from the US, UK, Australia and others.
Birds of a feather: Twitter co-founder Biz Stone invests in Deepak Ravindran's start-up Lookup
The company will use the funds to expand its operations
Late to party, global banks now scramble to get a pie of Indian start-up M&As
Many large global investment banks have stayed away from work in the emerging sector though due to the relatively small deal sizes.
Single form for incorporation: Has govt really made starting up businesses simple?
There should be a regime that would obviate the need for filling of forms in the first place
Modi govt's big boost for entrepreneurship: Fill just 1 form to start a business from today
The step is just the first in a series that will ease the doing of business in the country
Microsoft launches 'Build Your Business' curriculum for Indian youth
The curriculum covers essential steps such as market research, developing an effective sales pitch, and ways to obtaining start-up capital.
India's IT sector records $11.5 bn PE deals in 2014; e-commerce biggies attract big ticket investments
E-commerce accounted for 30 percent of the total value of deals in technology sector in 2012, which augmented to 75 percent in 2014, according to Grant Thornton – IVCA Technology Dealtracker.
Craftsvilla.com gets Rs 100 cr funding; expects to touch Rs 600 cr in GMV sales next fiscal
The company plans to utilise the funds to expand its team in India, and to invest in scaling its technology platform.
Not just net neutrality: Trai's technology musings can kill innovation as well
One can only hope that the purportedly entrepreneur-friendly Narendra Modi government will dump the Trai's ideas at the earliest
Real estate portal PropTiger.com acquires interactive tech firm OoBi
OoBI, co-founded by IIT-Bombay alumni Atish Patel and Kumar Ahir, offers interactive technology to showcase real estate projects.